Simple church

there is a reason why I felt a sense of urgency in beginning the MOL program this summer. The ministry at the church I serve is experiencing some growing pains and as a church we are assessing the mission and vision to determine whether it is still God’s mission and vision for our congregation. Regardless of whether our vision remains the same or we develop a new mission and vision, our church needs to realign our ministries around that mission and vision and determine what ministries will continue

Summary Simple Church, by Thom Rainer and Eric Geiger, is a call to arms for the modern day pastor. Rainer and Geiger craft this book with a goal of aiding pastors in an attempt to build more effective ministries within their local churches. Providing concise statements such as, “Simple is in. Simple works. People respond to simple. (Pg. 6)” Rainer and Geiger attempt to increase the effectiveness of local church ministries by additionally supplying case studies of church across the nations, leading

semester I chose to focus on the Amish religion. Many people assume that the Amish are just people who drive horses and buggies, but there’s so much more to them than that. “The Amish are a church, a community, a spiritual union, a conservative branch of Christianity, a religion, a community whose members practice simple and austere living, a familistic entrepreneuring system, and an adaptive human community” (Hostetler 4). I believe this quote expresses what the Amish religion really is. Amish was founded

Introduction As Albert Einstein said, “Everything should be made as simple as possible, but not simpler.” It’s true; everything should be pared down as much as possible to fit our lives, but not beyond that point or we have actually crossed the line into complication. According to my friends, dignity is simplicity itself. You should just be yourself, the simplest you can be. Simplicity is how you respect yourself from being simple. But for me when you talk about of dignity ladies and gentlemen, we

of the Protestant Christian church. In the first part of the Geertz’s definition, he states that religion is “a system of symbols which acts…”. All religions are made up of symbols. In the Amish church, the symbols include the baptism and living in a traditional way. For the Amish, baptism “symbolize[s] a commitment to both God and fellow believers” (Robinson, 2015). By being baptized, the adult member of the community is making a lifelong commitment to live a simple life for God in the way of the

Violence in schools, bullying on social media, child abuse and neglect-the news is full of it. The prevalence of drug abuse in the city and the lack of stable family units have caused many children to grow up without supervision and a good value system. The language and lack of respect for authority that is often displayed can cause people to react in anger and hostility.. However, as the words in Whitney Houston’s song “Greatest Love of All” state :“I believe the children are our future” and we

blue"(line 29). She was describing her own simple life that she didn’t needed to waste money on trivial stuff that doesn’t worth the money that’s going to

seems impossible. God proved to my family and me multiple times that He was not leaving us behind or forgetting us. Through all the chaos and anxiety, God would send small gifts to reassure us that He was still there. From anonymous checks to the church paying for our Christmas, I was able to build up my faith in Him more than ever. I remember one

fabrication of the project. The materials selection for the design function depends on the following: i) The availability of these materials in our local markets. ii) The strength of these materials iii) The cost of the materials iv) The possession of simple mode of the operation iv) The appearance of these materials v) The ability of these materials to serve the purpose for which the project is intent to be designed. A. Metallic Gear A gear or cogwheel is a rotating machine part having cut teeth, or

A community is established when more than two people share the same values and through time this personal connection evolves into a fellowship governed by rituals, traditions, and a particular form of communication that when taken together makes a group of individuals whether living in a specific geographical area or connected by ideals so distinct that their distinguishing marks allow them to stand out from among the crowd. They do not just believe in something like an organization but they need